Yvonne Tam

3.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
22 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Yvonne Tam is a scholar working on Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Nutrition and Dietetics and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Yvonne Tam has authored 22 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, 12 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics and 10 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Yvonne Tam's work include Global Maternal and Child Health (14 papers), Child Nutrition and Water Access (12 papers) and Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations (5 papers). Yvonne Tam is often cited by papers focused on Global Maternal and Child Health (14 papers), Child Nutrition and Water Access (12 papers) and Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations (5 papers). Yvonne Tam collaborates with scholars based in United States, Peru and China. Yvonne Tam's co-authors include Neff Walker, Timothy Roberton, Emily D Carter, Bianca Jackson, Talata Sawadogo‐Lewis, Angela Stegmuller, Victoria B. Chou, Ingrid K. Friberg, Carlos A. Huayanay-Espinoza and Damian Walker and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, The British Journal of Psychiatry and BMC Public Health.

In The Last Decade

Yvonne Tam

21 papers receiving 1.5k citations

Hit Papers

Early estimates of the indirect effects of the COVID-19 p... 2020 2026 2022 2024 2020 250 500 750
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Early estimates of the indirect effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on maternal and child mortality in low-income and middle-income countries: a modelling study
    2020 875 citations Timothy Roberton, Emily D Carter et al. The Lancet Global Health profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Yvonne Tam United States 10 630 416 364 361 269 22 1.5k
Timothy Roberton United States 12 524 0.8× 430 1.0× 222 0.6× 350 1.0× 183 0.7× 32 1.4k
Emily D Carter United States 11 469 0.7× 310 0.7× 174 0.5× 364 1.0× 167 0.6× 24 1.1k
Bianca Jackson United States 7 378 0.6× 257 0.6× 189 0.5× 343 1.0× 138 0.5× 10 1.0k
Angela Stegmuller United States 7 382 0.6× 289 0.7× 179 0.5× 361 1.0× 136 0.5× 8 1.1k
Victoria B. Chou United States 12 1.5k 2.3× 674 1.6× 599 1.6× 547 1.5× 183 0.7× 23 2.2k
Talata Sawadogo‐Lewis United States 9 375 0.6× 279 0.7× 142 0.4× 344 1.0× 133 0.5× 21 1.0k
Rhoune Ochako Kenya 16 791 1.3× 640 1.5× 267 0.7× 157 0.4× 122 0.5× 18 1.5k
Kerry LM Wong United Kingdom 20 615 1.0× 340 0.8× 120 0.3× 130 0.4× 278 1.0× 50 1.2k
Stephen Hodgins United States 22 1.0k 1.6× 637 1.5× 330 0.9× 271 0.8× 170 0.6× 49 1.6k
Sanghita Bhattacharyya India 15 685 1.1× 462 1.1× 209 0.6× 286 0.8× 86 0.3× 30 1.2k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yvonne Tam

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yvonne Tam

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Hossain, Aniqa Tasnim, Elizabeth Hazel, Ahmed Ehsanur Rahman, et al.. (2024). Effective multi-sectoral approach for rapid reduction in maternal and neonatal mortality: the exceptional case of Bangladesh. BMJ Global Health. 9(Suppl 2). e011407–e011407. 7 indexed citations
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Tam, Yvonne, et al.. (2024). Using the Lives Saved Tool to inform global nutrition advocacy. Journal of Global Health. 14. 4138–4138.
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Kanté, Almamy Malick, Safia S Jiwani, Elizabeth Hazel, et al.. (2024). Challenges in reducing maternal and neonatal mortality in Niger: an in-depth case study. BMJ Global Health. 9(Suppl 2). e011732–e011732. 2 indexed citations
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Walker, Neff & Yvonne Tam. (2022). The role of modeling in evaluation of maternal and child health programs: using the lives saved tool to help answer core evaluation questions. Global Health Action. 15(sup1). 2006421–2006421. 2 indexed citations
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Roberton, Timothy, Emily D Carter, Victoria B. Chou, et al.. (2020). Early Estimates of the Indirect Effects of the Coronavirus Pandemic on Maternal and Child Mortality in Low- and Middle-Income Countries. SSRN Electronic Journal. 19 indexed citations
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Roberton, Timothy, Emily D Carter, Victoria B. Chou, et al.. (2020). Early estimates of the indirect effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on maternal and child mortality in low-income and middle-income countries: a modelling study. The Lancet Global Health. 8(7). e901–e908. 875 indexed citations breakdown →
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Carter, Emily D, Yvonne Tam, & Neff Walker. (2019). Impact of vaccination delay on deaths averted by pneumococcal conjugate vaccine: Modeled effects in 8 country scenarios. Vaccine. 37(36). 5242–5249. 11 indexed citations
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Huicho, Luis, Carlos A. Huayanay-Espinoza, Maria C. Rivera, et al.. (2019). Drivers of the progress achieved by Peru in reducing childhood diarrhoea mortality: a country case study. Journal of Global Health. 9(2). 20805–20805. 9 indexed citations
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Huicho, Luis, Carlos A. Huayanay-Espinoza, Maria C. Rivera, et al.. (2019). Drivers of the progress achieved by Peru in reducing childhood diarrhoea mortality: a country case study. Journal of Global Health. 9(2). 20804–20804. 8 indexed citations
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Tam, Yvonne & Luwei Pearson. (2017). Using the missed opportunity tool as an application of the Lives Saved Tool (LiST) for intervention prioritization. BMC Public Health. 17(S4). 735–735. 8 indexed citations
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Huicho, Luis, Eddy R. Segura, Carlos A. Huayanay-Espinoza, et al.. (2016). Child health and nutrition in Peru within an antipoverty political agenda: a Countdown to 2015 country case study. The Lancet Global Health. 4(6). e414–e426. 91 indexed citations
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Tam, Yvonne, Luis Huicho, Carlos A. Huayanay-Espinoza, & María Clara Restrepo–Méndez. (2016). Remaining missed opportunities of child survival in Peru: modelling mortality impact of universal and equitable coverage of proven interventions. BMC Public Health. 16(1). 1048–1048. 7 indexed citations
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Munos, Melinda, Georges Guiella, Timothy Roberton, et al.. (2016). Independent Evaluation of the Rapid Scale-Up Program to Reduce Under-Five Mortality in Burkina Faso. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 94(3). 584–595. 43 indexed citations
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Walker, Neff, Yvonne Tam, & Ingrid K. Friberg. (2013). Overview of the Lives Saved Tool (LiST). BMC Public Health. 13(Suppl 3). S1–S1. 192 indexed citations
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Lee, Lisa A., Jessica E. Atwell, Samik Datta, et al.. (2013). The estimated mortality impact of vaccinations forecast to be administered during 2011–2020 in 73 countries supported by the GAVI Alliance. Vaccine. 31. B61–B72. 101 indexed citations
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Stack, Meghan L., Sachiko Ozawa, David Bishai, et al.. (2011). Estimated Economic Benefits During The ‘Decade Of Vaccines’ Include Treatment Savings, Gains In Labor Productivity. Health Affairs. 30(6). 1021–1028. 70 indexed citations
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Tam, Yvonne, et al.. (1982). Psychological epidemic in Hong Kong. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica. 65(6). 437–449. 10 indexed citations
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Tam, Yvonne, et al.. (1982). Evaluation of Different Forms of Community Meeting in a Psychiatric Unit in Hong Kong. The British Journal of Psychiatry. 140(5). 491–497. 7 indexed citations

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